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Monday September 28, 1970
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After pitching no-hit hall for six innings, Tom Murphy was knocked out in the seventh, but the Angels held on to defeat the White Sox, 4-3, behind the relief work of Eddie Fisher. The Angels scored twice in the first inning and added their other pair in the sixth, with Murphy hitting a single to drive in what proved to be the winning run.

In the White Sox seventh, Jose Ortiz was safe on an error, Tommy McCraw singled for the first hit off Murphy and Bill Melton smashed a homer. When Carlos May followed with a single, Fisher relieved. [The Sporting News]


California Angels 4, Chicago White Sox 3

Game Played on Monday, September 28, 1970 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   3  3  2
Angels       2  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   4  9  2


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Williams rf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .255      Alomar ss             4   1   1   0     0   0   .252
Ortiz cf              4   1   0   0     0   0   .308      Ruiz 3b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .229
McCraw lf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .223      Gonzalez cf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .270
Melton 3b             4   1   1   3     0   1   .263      Johnson lf            4   1   1   0     0   2   .327
May 1b                4   0   1   0     0   0   .288      Spencer 1b            4   0   2   1     0   1   .273
Herrmann c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .283      Rivers rf             3   1   2   1     0   0   .231
McKinney ss           2   0   0   0     1   1   .179      Egan c                3   0   0   0     0   2   .226
Morales 2b            2   0   0   0     1   1   .165        Azcue c             0   0   0   0     1   0   .244
Johnson p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .276      Griffin 2b            2   0   0   0     2   0   .116
  Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .175      Murphy p              2   0   2   1     0   0   .184
  Hopkins ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .284        Fisher p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .091
  Eddy p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   3   3   3     2   8             Totals               31   4   9   4     3   6

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance:  4,170
Left on Base: White Sox 3, Angels 8
DP: White Sox 1, Angels 0
Errors: McKinney, Morales, Alomar, Azcue
Doubles: Murphy (1)
Home Runs: Melton (32)
Stolen Bases: May (11), McKinney (3), Johnson (16), Rivers (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Johnson (2), Murphy (8), Rivers (1)
GIDP: Griffin (3)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Johnson L(4-7)          5.2   8   4   4   2   5   0  27   4.87
Moore                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.37
Eddy                    2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   2.79
Totals                  8     9   4   4   3   6   0  36

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Murphy W(16-13)         6     3   3   2   1   5   1  23   4.24
Fisher SV(8)            3     0   0   0   1   3   0  10   2.88
Totals                  9     3   3   2   2   8   1  33

Umpires: HP - Jake O'Donnell, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Art Frantz


WHITE SOX 1ST: Williams struck out; Ortiz popped to shortstop;
McCraw flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels
0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar singled to second [Alomar to second (error by
Morales)]; Ruiz grounded out (first unassisted) [Alomar to
third]; Gonzalez singled to center [Alomar scored]; Johnson
reached on an error by McKinney [Gonzalez to second, Johnson to
first]; Spencer singled to center [Gonzalez scored, Johnson to
second]; Rivers grounded out (first unassisted) [Johnson to
third, Spencer to second]; Egan struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 2 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton grounded out (shortstop to first); May
popped to third in foul territory; Herrmann was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 2ND: Griffin walked; Murphy out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [Griffin to second]; Alomar grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Griffin to third]; Ruiz grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: McKinney struck out; Morales grounded out (third
to first); Johnson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson
struck out; Spencer popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Williams flied to center; Ortiz grounded out
(shortstop to first); McCraw struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Rivers singled to second; Egan flied to left;
Griffin grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Rivers out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
0, Angels 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Melton flied to center; May grounded out (first
to pitcher); Herrmann grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Murphy doubled to center; Alomar grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Murphy to third]; Ruiz was called out on
strikes; Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: McKinney grounded out (third to first); Morales
walked; Johnson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Morales to second]; Williams was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Johnson singled to center; Johnson stole second;
Spencer struck out; Rivers singled to center [Johnson scored];
Rivers stole second; Egan was called out on strikes; Griffin was
walked intentionally; Murphy singled to center [Rivers scored,
Griffin to second]; MOORE REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Alomar
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox
0, Angels 4.

WHITE SOX 7TH: AZCUE REPLACED EGAN (PLAYING C ); Ortiz reached
on an error by Alomar [Ortiz to first]; McCraw singled to left
[Ortiz to second]; Melton homered [Ortiz scored (unearned),
McCraw scored]; May singled to right; FISHER REPLACED MURPHY
(PITCHING); Herrmann flied to center; May stole second [May to
third (error by Azcue)]; McKinney walked; McKinney stole second;
Morales struck out; HOPKINS BATTED FOR MOORE; Hopkins struck
out; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 3, Angels 4.

ANGELS 7TH: EDDY REPLACED HOPKINS (PITCHING); Ruiz flied to
center; Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); Johnson struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Angels 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Williams grounded out (third to first); Ortiz
grounded out (third to first); McCraw grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Angels 4.

ANGELS 8TH: On a bunt Spencer singled to catcher; Rivers out on
a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Spencer to second]; Azcue
walked; Griffin flied to center; Fisher forced Azcue (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 3, Angels 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Melton struck out; May grounded out (second to
first); Herrmann grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Angels 4.



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